Podcast: Mary Cain’s NOP Allegations, Diamond League Changes, How to Better Moderate / Leah O’Connor’s Messageboard Complaints + More Marathon Trials Talk

By LetsRun.com
Novemer 13, 2019

Never before has the LetsRun.com crew discussed one thing as they did in this week’s podcast. Wejo, Rojo, and Jon spent nearly 52 minutes discussing Mary Cain’s troubling allegations against Alberto Salazar and the Nike Oregon Project, and the everything related to them, teen phenoms, and her stay in the NOP.

It wasn’t all doom and gloom as the LetsRun team discussed the Diamond League changes, gave a little insight into a talk Rojo had with Seb Coe, plus talked more about the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials and whether they slighted Jim Walmsley. Then the LRC team finished by discussing Leah O’Connor’s criticism of the LetsRun.com message boards and what steps can be done to improve moderation.

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Show notes: Click on a timestamp to listen there
0-51:50 We spent the first 50+ minutes talking about Mary Cain’s allegations against Alberto Salazar and the Nike Oregon Project.
[spp-timestamp time=”51:50″] We once again talk about the Nike Vaporflys
[spp-timestamp time=”53:20″] We talk about the Diamond League changes and Rojo reveals he had a great conversation with IAAF head honcho Lord Seb Coe
[spp-timestamp time=”63:00″] We briefly talk about the 5k road WR as well as Stefano Baldini’s recent marathon
[spp-timestamp time=”65:20″] We talk about the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials
[spp-timestamp time=”72:15″] We conclude the podcast talking about Leah O’Connor’s Instagram post criticizing the LetsRun.com messageboards and how we can better moderate them

The Keeping Track podcast with Alysia Montano, Molly Huddle, Roisin McGettigan and NY Times author Lindsay Crouse is here.

The Sarah Lorge Butler article talked about is here

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